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Tuesday, 31 January 2023

BBC News

• Malton to Scarborough trains replaced by buses for rail upgradeA three-mile (4.8km) section of railway is to get a £3.2m upgrade. Part of the line between Scarborough and Hull will see 50-year-old wooden sleepers replaced with steel ones and new rails laid.
• Flybe collapse: Shock for staff after new lease of life, says RobinsonFlybe's collapse concerns workers, but offers from other airlines bring hope, says Gavin Robinson.

Financial Times

• UK airlines will be forced to use or lose airport slots Carriers must hand back landing allocation if they are not used 80% of the time as rules waived over pandemic are restored
• Boeing to deliver last 747, a jumbo jet that ‘shrank the worldEnd of production after more than 1,500 planes reflects market's shift to more efficient models

Times Online

• Give middle classes help to buy a used electric car, say experts [subscription]The government should give middle-class drivers incentives to buy a second-hand electric car if climate targets are to be met, experts say.
• The Times view on the need for incentives to buy electric cars: Transport Transition [subscription]Drivers need help and adequate infrastructure to make the change

City AM

• No, HS2 won't stop in west London, but it does show us why transport projects fail Last week, the long delayed high speed railway HS2 had another turn around the rumour mill, following suggestions it would end in west London.

Bolton News

• Bolton bus passengers react to bus cutsBus services are set to be cut but passengers say it won't make a difference.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Work to improve busy junction, including new link road, to beginWORK to improve a busy Bradford junction will finally begin next month, years after it was first announced.

Liverpool Echo

• Merseyrail bans 'volatile' e-scooters from all trains and stationsThe e-scooter ban is being introduced on all railways across the UK

Nation. Cymru

• Plans advance for railway extension from Aberdare to HirwaunRhondda Cynon Taf Council has announced that it has received £239,633 from the Welsh Government to advance plans to extend the railway line from Aberdare to Hirwaun

Wales Online

• Transport for Wales criticised for not using system to alert passengers to cancelled trainsNot all businesses have signed up despite journey reliability sinking to a record low.

Lancashire Telegraph

• Northern and Avanti West Coast not helping Lancs train reliabilityTrain reliability across the country has reached the worst level on record in recent weeks, with two operators serving Lancashire performing poorly.

Other Regional Press

• Sadiq Khan hints London could bid for 2040 Olympics which could boost London Underground extensionWATCH: The Mayor confirmed to MyLondon a bid is currently being 'explored'
• London Underground: Northern line extension to Clapham Junction set to be investigatedClapham Junction could be set for a huge overhaul as a South London council is set to investigate whether the Northern line should be extended to the busy train station.
• Everything you need to know about Kent airport's long-awaited take offAs developers prepare to invest an estimated £500 million into the future of Manston Airport, we answer the key questions over what happens next.

New Civil Engineer

• How the North can contribute to decarbonising the UK’s aviation sectorThe North can play a key role in decarbonising the UK’s aviation sector according to a new report from Transport for the North (TfN).
• Concerns raised over rail electrification pace with only 2.2km of track added in last yearNetwork Rail only managed to electrify 2.2km of total track length open for traffic in Great Britain last year, less than 1% of its annual target which is needed to achieve a fully net zero railway by 2050.
• Demolition of former industrial waste site makes way for new station in WalsallContractors are completing the demolition of three former industrial waste sites to make space for a brand new Willenhall railway station in Walsall.

Other News Sources

• Foundations now in for UK’s longest railway bridgethe last of 292 concrete piles that will form the foundations for the UK’s longest railway bridge were installed this week at the site of HS2’s Colne Valley Viaduct.